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The 'Norwegian Polar Institute' (in Norwegian: 'Norsk Polarinstitutt') is Norway's national institution for polar research. It is run under the auspices of the Norwegian Ministry of Environment. The institute organizes expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions and runs a research station at Ny-Ålesund. Its offices are in Tromsø and Svalbard, together with a research station in Queen Maud Land, and employs approximately 110 persons.

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Directors

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Directors

★ 1948 - 1957 Harald Ulrik Sverdrup

★ 1957 - 1960 Anders K. Orvin

★ 1960 - 1983 Tore Gjelsvik

★ 1983 - 1991 Odd Rogne

★ 1991 - 1993 Nils Are Øritsland

★ 1993 - 2005 Olav Orheim

★ 2005 - Jan-Gunnar Winther

External links

★ Homepage of the Polar Institute

★ About the Polar Institute (website of the Norwegian Ministry of Environment)